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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 185.74 Cr
Over 2.22 Cr vaccine doses administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 11,058
861 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.76%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.23%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 185.74 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,24,81,173 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 2.22 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started yesterday i.e. 10th April 2022 onwards. On the first day, 9,674 precaution doses were administered.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,04,105
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2nd Dose
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1,00,05,229
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Precaution Dose
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45,37,825
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,13,930
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2nd Dose
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1,75,20,810
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Precaution Dose
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70,14,334
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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2,22,67,519
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5,76,51,525
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2nd Dose
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3,96,08,886
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,50,52,829
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2nd Dose
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47,02,19,979
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Precaution Dose
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2,557
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,28,21,273
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2nd Dose
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18,62,87,235
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Precaution Dose
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7,117
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,67,92,219
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2nd Dose
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11,60,30,268
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Precaution Dose
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1,27,81,187
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Precaution Dose
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2,43,43,020
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Total
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1,85,74,18,827
Following a continuous downward trend, India’s Active Caseload declines to today 11,058 Active cases now constitute 0.03% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.76%. 929 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,25,03,383.
861 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 2,71,211 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 79.41 Cr  cumulative tests.
There has been a sustained fall in the weekly Positivity Rate too. Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.23% and the Daily Positivity rate is also reported to be 0.32%.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Irrigation Projects in Drought-Prone Areas
A Special Package for completion of 8 Major/Medium Irrigation  and 83 Surface Minor Irrigation  projects benefiting Vidarbha, Marathwada and other chronically drought prone areas of rest of Maharashtra having estimated balance cost of Rs.13651.61 crore  has been approved during 2018-19. Central Assistance  component amounts to Rs.3831.41 crore. The targeted additional potential through these projects is 3.77 LHa. as on 1.04.2018.
CA of Rs.500 crore and Rs.300 crore has been released to the Government of Maharashtra under this package during 2018-19 and 2019-20  respectively. Potential of 15,435 ha. has been created through the projects during 2018-2019. Nine SMI projects out of above have been reported to be completed.
The Special Package was approved for completion of above Projects benefitting drought prone areas in Vidarbha and Marathwada and rest of Maharashtra.
Further, during 2016-17, Ninety-Nine  on-going Major/Medium irrigation projects in the country  under PMKSY-AIBP having ultimate irrigation potential of 76.03 lakh hectare and balance cost of Rs.77595 crore [Central Assistance  component of Rs.31342 crore] estimated at that time, have been prioritized in consultation with States for completion in phases along with their Command Area Development & Water Management  works. Funding mechanism through NABARD has also been approved by the Government for both Central and State Share.
Funds are also provided to various States under Surface Minor Irrigation  and Repair, Renovation and Restoration  of Water Bodies Schemes under PMKSY as per their guidelines.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi assumes charge of Chairman of National Commission for Minorities
Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi assumed charge of the Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities in New Delhi today. After assuming the charge, Shri Rizvi said that the Commission will work for the welfare and development of minorities.
Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi is a graduate in Arts and also holds Diploma in Mechanics. He served as Chairman, U.P Minority Finance Development Corporation Ltd.
Shri Rizvi has been actively participating in social service. He worked for the improvement of the basic facilities and working conditions of Beedi workers and Weaver community in Uttar Pradesh. He also worked for Communal Harmony and National Integrity.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Monitoring of ISI Marked Productions
The Bureau of Indian Standards  license holder is required to operate Scheme of Inspection and Testing , which prescribes the specific tests as per relevant Indian standard and the frequency for conducting them. BIS carries out surveillance on the manufacturers holding BIS license through visit to the factory premises at periodic intervals. During the surveillance, verification of the implementation of SIT and compliance of the product to relevant standard is verified. Product samples are also drawn and sent to BIS laboratory or BIS recognized laboratory for checking conformance to relevant standard.
In addition, samples of the product bearing BIS standard mark are also purchased from the market and got tested at laboratory for checking conformance to relevant standard. Based on the non-conformance if any, observed from the test report, actions is initiated against the manufacturer as per BIS  Regulations, 2018.
BIS has informed that raids are carried out only on non-license holder’s premises for misuse of BIS Standard Mark and evidence collected for prosecution in the Court of Law.
Cases are registered on the basis of evidence found during the raids at the premises of non-licensees. All cases of raids where evidence of misuse of BIS Standard Mark is observed are filed in the Court of Law under Section 29 of BIS Act. As on date, 1078 criminal cases are pending in various courts all over India. However, the number of cases registered during the last 3 year is as under:
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Year
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Number of case registered
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2016-17
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131
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2017-18
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79
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2018-19
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147
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Raids are conducted only on premises which do not have a license and misusing BIS Standard mark.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
NAXALISM IN THE COUNTRY
As per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, subjects of Police and Public Order are with the State Governments. However, to address Left Wing Extremism  menace holistically, Government of India  approved ‘National Policy and Action Plan to address LWE’ in 2015 envisaging a multi-pronged strategy involving security related measures, development interventions, ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities etc. Steadfast implementation of this policy has resulted in consistent decline in LWE related violence and it’s geographical spread.
GoI has enacted the Juvenile Justice  Act, 2015  for children in distress situation including children in conflict with law  and children in need of care and protection . As per provisions of JJ Act, a child who is victim of or affected by any armed conflict, civil unrest or natural calamity, is included as a “child in need of care and protection”, among others. The Act mandates a safety net of service delivery structures including institutional and non institutional care mechanisms, to ensure the best interest of children.
As per the JJ Act, any non-state, self-styled militant group or outfit declared as such by the GoI, if recruits or uses any child for any purpose, shall be liable for criminal prosecution.
Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a centrally sponsored Child Protection Services  scheme, for supporting the States/Union Territories  in providing a framework for care and protection of children in distress conditions. Under the scheme, institutional care is available for CNCP and CCL, including provisions for boarding, lodging and holistic development of children. The scheme also provides for non-institutional care wherein support is extended for adoption, foster care and sponsorship. The primary responsibility of implementation of the scheme rests with the States/UTs.
During the period from 2018 to 2023  there were 3,544 LWE related incidents and 949 deaths. Year-wise details are as under: -
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Year/Parameter
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Incidents
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Deaths
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2018
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833
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240
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2019
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670
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202
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2020
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665
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183
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2021
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509
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147
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2022
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413118|
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98
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2023

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27363|
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79Incidents perpetrated by Left Wing ExtremistsIncidents initiated by Security Forces
Since 2022, data is maintained separately for number of incidents perpetrated by Left Wing Extremists and incidents initiated by Security Forces.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Haryana Chief Minister inaugurates Photo Exhibition on Azadi Ka Amrut 
Haryana Chief Minister Shri Manohar Lal today inaugurated Photo Exhibition on Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav  put up by Regional Outreach Bureau and Press Information Bureau, Chandigarh at Government College, Sector 1, Panchkula. Additional Director General , Smt. Devpreet Singh accompanied the Hon'ble Chief Minister to see the Photo Exhibition. The exhibition put special focus on life stories of Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel and other freedom fighters.
Other dignitaries present on the occasion included Shri Rattan Lal Kataria, Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Sport Minister, Haryana Government Shri Sandeep Singh and other senior officers. On this occasion, a patriotic song and folk dance was presented by the artists of the Song and Drama Division. Chief Minister also flagged off a cycle rally before the inauguration.
Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav would commence 75 weeks prior to Independence Day 2022 and would continue till Independence Day 2023. The Government will organize a series of events to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence as ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ beginning from 12th March, 2021 to 15th August, 2022. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has said that the festival of 75 years of Independence would be a festival, in which the spirit of freedom struggle, tribute to the martyrs and their pledge to create India would be experienced.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Union Cabinet Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways reviews the functioning of Cochin Port
Kochi: October 31, 2021
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways today reviewed the important projects and the functioning of Cochin Port Trust today during a meeting held with Dr. M. Beena IAS Chairperson and the senior officers of the Cochin Port.
After the Review Meeting, the Union Cabinet Minister distributed prizes to the winners of various competitions held among the employees of Cochin Port Trust and school students as part of Vigilance Awareness Week 2021. He also felicitated the Covid warriors of Cochin Port Trust Hospital and the international badminton player of Cochin Port Trust who has been selected to represent India in the Senior World Badminton Championship to be held at Spain in November 2021.The Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister also held an interactive session with the stakeholders of Cochin Port Trust.
Tomorrow , the Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister will visit Cochin Port Trust to inaugurate the new Radar system and Vessel Traffic Management System of Cochin Port. The VTMS commissioned in Cochin Port in 2009 has been upgraded with a state-of-the-art system consisting of 2 new radars, 1 AIS Base station, 3 VHF Radios and associated software and hardware installed at a cost of ₹5.8-Cr.
The Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister will also carry out an inspection of the Port infrastructure and new projects of Cochin Port during a tug ride in the Cochin harbour tomorrow.
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Ministry of Defence
REDUCTION IN IMPORT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTS DUE TO INDIGENOUS PROJECTS
Many significant projects including 155mm Artillery Gun system ‘Dhanush’, Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’, Surface to Air Missile system ‘Akash’, Main Battle Tank ‘Arjun’, T-90 Tank, T-72 Tank, Armoured Personnel Carrier ‘BMP-II/IIK’, Su-30 MK1, Cheetah Helicopter, Advanced Light Helicopter, Dornier Do-228, High Mobility Trucks, INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Chennai, Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette , Arjun Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle, Bridge Laying Tank, Bi-Modular Charge System  for 155mm Ammunition, Medium Bullet Proof Vehicle , Weapon Locating Radar , Integrated Air Command and Control System , Software Defined Radios , Lakshya Parachute for Pilotless Target Aircraft, Opto Electronic Sights for Battle Tanks, Water Jet Fast Attack Craft, Inshore Patrol Vessel, Offshore Patrol Vessel, Fast Interceptor Boat, Landing Craft Utility, 25 T Tugs, etc. have been produced in the country during the last few years.
These projects are the result of several policy initiatives and reforms taken by Government in the past few years to encourage indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment, there by promoting self-reliance in defence manufacturing in the country. These initiatives, inter-alia, include according priority to procurement of capital items from domestic sources under Defence Acquisition Procedure -2020; Notification of four ‘Positive Indigenisation Lists’ of total 411 items of Services and three ‘Positive Indigenisation Lists’ of total 3738 items of Defence Public Sector Undertakings , for which there would be an embargo on the import beyond the timelines indicated against them; Simplification of Industrial licensing process with longer validity period; Liberalisation of Foreign Direct Investment policy allowing 74% FDI under automatic route; Simplification of Make Procedure; Launch of Mission DefSpace; Launch of Innovations for Defence Excellence  scheme involving start-ups & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ; Implementation of Public Procurement  Order 2017; Launch of an indigenisation portal namely SRIJAN to facilitate indigenisation by Indian Industry including MSMEs; Reforms in Offset policy with thrust on attracting investment and Transfer of Technology for Defence manufacturing by assigning higher multipliers; and Establishment of two Defence Industrial Corridors, one each in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu; Opening up of Defence Research & Development  for industry, start-ups and academia with 25 percent of defence R&D budget; Progressive increase in allocation of Defence Budget of military modernisation for procurement from domestic sources, etc.
These policy initiatives aimed at encouraging indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment in the country, thereby reducing dependency on imports in long run. The expenditure on defence procurement from foreign sources has reduced from 46% of overall expenditure in 2018-19 to 36.7% as per data till December 2022.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Saudi-India Business Meeting Held in Riyadh
Saudi India Business meeting with Council of Saudi Chambers
Saudi-India Business meeting was held with Council of Saudi Chambers during the visit of the Indian Infrastructure & Housing delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi delegation was headed by Kamel S. Almunajjed, Chairman of Saudi Indian Business Council and the Indian side was led byManoj K Bharti, Additional Secretary, ED Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
Speaking to the Indian delegation, the Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Javed, said that there are important changes taking place in SaudiArabia and India is one of the 8 countries on the preferred list of Saudi Arabia.More proactive participationfrom Indian companies for business, trade and regional cooperation in being welcomed.
Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, promised thatthe Government of India is committed to work for enhancing the relationship between the two countries and the Indian companies in this delegation are more than willing to bring their professional expertise to Saudi Arabia.
The meeting was attended by top officials and CEOs of companies of Saudi Arabia.
The Indian delegation is being represented by several leading infra and housing companies.
Construction for housing and infrastructure is a booming sector in Saudi Arabia with mega projects like NEOM, Qiddiya and Red Sea Entertainment being set up. There is also greatopportunity for India to explore in the entertainment sector as the Saudi Government is aiming to curb the flow of people of Saudi abroad for leisure and entertainment and attract foreign tourists to Saudi Arabia.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
National Policy on Bio-fuels, 2018 envisages creation of a National Biomass Repository by conducting appraisal of biomass across the Country
Financial support of Rs. 150 crore each to 4 commercial projects approved
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today informed that the National Policy on Bio-fuels, 2018 envisages creation of a National Biomass Repository by conducting appraisal of biomass across the Country. Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council , an autonomous organisation under Department of Science and Technology  has published a study report titled ‘Estimation of Surplus Crop Residue in India for Biofuel Production’ jointly with Indian Agriculture Research Institute .
As a follow up to the aforesaid study, TIFAC along with National Remote Sensing Centre , Hyderabad has carried out an estimation of residual biomass and its energy potential on PAN India basis on a further disaggregated at a level of 1 square kilometre through spatial information system. This has focussed on four major crops namely rice, wheat, sugarcane and cotton.
The Government has allowed procurement of ethanol produced from other non-food feedstocks besides molasses, like cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials including petrochemical route. Oil PSUs have entered into Memorandum of Understanding with State Governments and Technology Providers for 2G ethanol bio-refineries. Oil Public Sector Undertakings  have planned to set up second generation  ethanol bio-refineries to augment ethanol supplies for Ethanol Blended Petrol  Programme at Panipat in Haryana, Bathinda in Punjab, Bargarh in Odisha, Numaligarh in Assam and Davangere in Karnataka.
Under the Ethanol Blended Petrol  Programme, the quantity of ethanol supplied for Ethanol Supply Year  2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and ongoing ESY 2020-21 as on 02.08.2021 is 150.50 crore litres, 188.57 crore litres, 173.03 crore litres and 209.67  crore litres respectively. The details of biodiesel procured by PSU OMCs for blending with diesel during the years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22  are 8.22, 10.55, 0.51 and 0.05 crore litres respectively.
Government has approved financial support of Rs. 150 crore each to 4 commercial projects at Bathinda  of HPCL, Panipat  of IOCL, Bargarh  of BPCL and Numaligarh  of NRL & Rs 15 crore to 1 demo plant at Panipat  of IOCL under the Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
CMFRI’s effort helps to boost clam production in Vembanad Lake
Fishermen harvest 10 tonnes of black clam per day from the Lake
Kochi: The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute’s  effort to rejuvenate the black clam  resource in the Vembanad Lake has yielded results with fishermen starting to harvest good catch from the region.
CMFRI’s initiative of relaying baby clams in various sites in the Vembanad facilitated increasing the clam production which in turn helped fishers harvest around 10 tonnes of clam per day from two areas of the Lake.
Aimed at boosting the clam fishery and enhancing livelihood options for the clam fishers in the region, the Molluscan Fisheries Division of CMFRI re-laid  baby clams after identifying suitable areas on the northern side of the Thanneermukkom Barrage. As part of this initiative, which was under a project on ‘Rejuvenation of Clam’ taken up by the Fisheries Department of Kerala using the District Panchayat Scheme, approximately 200 tonnes of baby black clams were re-laid in Keecheri and Chakkathukadu areas of the Vembanad Lake under the technical guidance of CMFRI.
Production of nearly 1500 tonnes
According to the CMFRI scientists, the initiative is expected to bring out a production of nearly 1500 tonnes from these sites which is more than 7-fold of the re-laid baby clams.
The long undisturbed period of nearly two years has facilitated at least two spawnings followed by spat settlement leading to the establishment of a new black clam bed in the Lake and thus enhancing the clam resource, said Dr. P Laxmilatha, Head of Molluscan Fisheries Division  of CMFRI.
Relaying of baby clams led to the establishment of the resource in these areas spreading around 20 hectares and helped fishers harvest adult clams with good growth rate, she said.
“The production of black clams declined from a peak of 75,592 t in 2006 to 42036 tonnes in 2019 in Vembanad Lake. Low production owing to multiple reasons and the pandemic have had cascading effect on clam fishers along Vembanad Lake”, Dr Laxmilatha added.
Reaping the benefits out of this, fishermen under the Keecheri Ulnadan Matsya Thozhilali Sahakarana Sangham collect the clams using canoes from re-laid locations and they sell clam meat for 150 per kg in the nearest market. Each canoe collects 450 kg of clams per day.
Dr Vidya R, Scientist of the MFD, CMFRI who led the project said that apart from increasing the production of clams in the area, the relaying helped clam fishers to sustain their livelihood during the tough pandemic period.
“Nearly 5000 fishermen are involved in black clam fishery in the Vembanad Lake”, she said adding that the clam rejuvenation programme greatly helped increasing the production in the backwaters that provided a lifeline to the fishers depending on clam resources in the area.
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